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Gujarat High Court Dismisses GSRTC Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Negligence of ST Bus Driver Proved. Bus dashed into parked rickshaw from behind, causing death and injuries; Tribunal's finding of negligence upheld.

The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) filed three first appeals under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenging the judg...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case — Compensation Enhanced from Rs. 2,00,000 to Rs. 3,50,000 for Death of 24-Year-Old Bachelor. Multiplier of 18 applied and 50% deduction for personal expenses upheld as per legal principles.

The appeal challenges the judgment and award dated 10.5.2004 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal at Mapusa in Claim Petition No. 40/2002. The...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Appeal by MSRTC Reducing Compensation in Motor Accident Claim Due to Contributory Negligence and Multiplier Error. Claimants' compensation reduced from Rs. 7,50,000 to Rs. 5,00,000 as deceased was 50% contributorily negligent and multiplier of 13 was corrected to 12.

The appeal arises from a judgment of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Jalna, in MACP No. 01/2013, awarding compensation of Rs. 7,50,000 to the clai...

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Gujarat High Court Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim, Upholds Compensation for Deceased. Court holds that contributory negligence cannot be presumed and Income Tax Returns of preceding years are sufficient proof of income.

The case arises from a motor accident claim petition filed by the legal heirs of the deceased, who died in a road accident on 19.03.2018 when a traile...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case. High Court's reversal of Tribunal's contributory negligence finding upheld based on unreliable evidence from truck driver and investigating officer, fixing entire liability on truck under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

The dispute arose from a fatal motor accident involving a truck and a motorcycle, resulting in the death of the bike rider. The deceased's wife and mo...

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Bombay High Court Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Reduces Compensation Due to Contributory Negligence of Deceased. Claimants' Appeal Dismissed as No Error Found in Tribunal's Assessment of Income and Multiplier.

The case involves two appeals arising from a motor accident claim. The accident occurred on 20th June 2013 when the deceased, Umesh M. Kholkar, was ri...